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Barrett Trailers LLC

Aluminum Welder and Assembler

Location

Purcell, OK

Wage

$17 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteelAluminum
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Posted on October 20, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Barrett Trailers is a leading manufacturer of custom aluminum livestock trailers based in Purcell, Oklahoma, known for building high-quality, durable trailers. The company offers competitive pay, benefits, and a 4-day work week with overtime available.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality aluminum welding on trailer components
  • Read and interpret tape measures, blueprints, and fabrication drawings
  • Ensure proper fit-up and alignment of parts before welding
  • Inspect welds for accuracy and quality
  • Work safely and efficiently as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment

Requirements

  • Prior aluminum welding experience is required
  • Ability to consistently produce strong, clean welds
  • Familiarity with hand tools and basic fabrication equipment
  • Must be dependable and have strong attendance
  • Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Apply in person at 1831 Hardcastle Blvd, Purcell, OK 73080 or apply through this posting.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Vision
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How this job compares in Purcell, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, where the middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 63 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Purcell, OK

Purcell, OK is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 65 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

Barrett Trailers LLC currently has 1 other opening live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HireCall (7), American StaffCorp Job Board (6), and Alfa Laval (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

See all aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aluminum Welder and Assembler figures were last recalculated when this page was built.